Work in Sensors Earns Das
Technical Award
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 23 July, 2009 – Education is central
to individuals realizing their potential, said National Science
Foundation program director and IEEE Computer Society volunteer
Sajal Das in accepting his Technical Achievement Award. Das’s
acceptance speech can be viewed at http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/csvideos/2008-cs-awards.
The Technical Achievement Award recognizes outstanding and
innovative contributions to the fields of computer and information
science and engineering or computer technology. John Bay of the Air
Force Research Laboratory; Elena Ferrari, professor of database
management systems at the University of Insubria; and Tim Finin of
the University of Maryland Baltimore County, were also honored with
Technical Achievement Awards this year.
Das was singled out for his “pioneering contributions to sensor
networks.” He is recognized as a leader for his fundamental
contributions in pervasive computing and smart environments, and his
research results are considered part of the foundational literature
in mobile and pervasive computing.
Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Das is also
founder of the IEEE Computer Society’s IEEE International Symposium
on a World of Wireless Mobile and Multimedia Networks and
International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications.
An IEEE Senior Member, he served as Vice Chair of the Computer
Society’s Technical Committees on Parallel Processing and Computer
Communications.
In his acceptance speech, Das described his passion and love for
teaching and research, and noted that it is through education that
individuals realize their potential. He stated that the best teacher
is a lifelong learner, and there is no difference between being a
teacher and a student. His current research interests include
wireless and sensor networks, mobile and ubiquitous computing,
biological networks, and applied game theory.
Das is a Distinguished Scholar Professor of Computer Science and
Engineering, and the Founding Director of the Center for Research in
Wireless Mobility and Networking at the University of Texas at
Arlington. He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of
Central Florida, and has published two books, five patents, 35 book
chapters, and 411 articles. In addition, he has graduated 28 PhD
students, 26 master’s students, and five bachelor’s honor
students.
He is a recipient of the Lockheed Martin Teaching Excellence
Award (2009), IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award
(2008), IEEE Fort-Worth Section Engineer of the Year Award (2007),
UTA Academy of Distinguished Scholars Award (2006), University Award
for Distinguished Record of Research (2005), Engineering Research
Excellence Award (2003), and Outstanding Computer Science Faculty
Award (2001).
About the IEEE Computer Society
With nearly 85,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society is the
world’s leading organization of computing professionals. Founded in
1946, and the largest of the 39 societies of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Computer Society is
dedicated to advancing the theory and application of computer and
information-processing technology. The Society serves the
information and career-development needs of today’s computing
researchers and practitioners with technical journals, magazines,
conferences, books, conference publications, certifications, and
online courses.
